1. Apple already made premium profit on the hardware when the iPoop or iPhony was purchased by the slave, er, user.
2.Then Apple profitted by forcing users to buy the data - music, software, etc. - via Apple's online store, from which Apple profits.
3. Then users pay Apple to have a technician - who makes a low hourly wage - spend 15 minutes at most replacing the old battery with a newer one.
Now do the math:
$86 per customer -$35 est. max. cost of new battery
$51 Subtotal per customer
4 Minimum customers per hour for replacement
$204 Subtotal per hour per technician $-14 Labor cost (est. max.) per hour per technician
$190 Profit after labor and battery hardware costs x 11 Hours of business outside of Sunday (most US locations)
$2,090 profit per day per technician
Of course, this assumes that a single technician only does this work for a complete shift. Multiply this by the number of technicians at a single location, and then multiply this by the number of locations, and it is plain to see that there is profit.
If you read the bill - as I have for the past 15 minutes - you wil learn that most of it is about "open source intelligence", which gets discussed as ways to gather info from publicly-available sources: websites, chat rooms, etc.
Open source software code is also included, but does not appear to be the main focus. Additionally, I would expect that for national security reasons, the govt. may slurp open source tools into their mix, but I would not expect them to share much. I do believe they may be exempt from most license issues due to national security regs and such, at least in some situations.
Lucas cannot write dialogue worth anything, which is why Natalie Portman was reduced to little more than a pretty face in the series. She did a great job in "The Professional" at such a young age.
George has great overall ideas, but needs others to fill in the minute details. Hence, he employs excellent authors to write the stories which make up the books of the Star Wars mythos.
The book for this movie was a good read. Karen Traviss is a good author, and I highly recommend her books if you get the free time to read.
I am concerned, however, that Lucas will find a way to ruin the story with banal dialogue and by cutting out important parts fo the story. Plus, the book departs a bit from the known Star Wars mythos already established within Episodes II and III, but I cannot say how without ruining it for some.
This is part of the reason why many courts world wide regard email as privileged. Not just because it may contain communications between a person and their attorney or priest or doctor; email can reveal private information that only the person should be allowed to disclose.
Of course, once someone sends an email to another, they no longer have an expectation of privacy with that individual. However, I should not have the right to read your private email without your consent.
Work email is another matter. Work email is often the property of the company, and can often be read without notifying the account user. Of course, your local laws may vary on this point.
Find a local college with a computer program such as networking or forensics, etc. Ask the professors if they want some legacy equipment to test or use in class.
I have taught computer forensics for some time and due to changes in technology, some of my students have no idea why some of the software tools work the way they do until they can see how legacy equipment works and then understand why established tools take into account many outdated technologies.
Plus, if you can make a donation to the school of your old equipment, they may be able to give you a receipt so that you can take a tax deduction. Of course, you should check with a tax attorney or accountant to CYA.
Otherwise, consider Craig's List or eBay.
Perhaps if someone cared enough, they could start an online marketing campaign to NOT buy upgrades from Apple without comparing prices first. I lack marketing skills for online campaigns, but, I know that if a website gets enough hits, it ranks better with Google and other engines, and that in turn might force Apple to pay attention.
For example, if someone created a page where it would list Apple's current price for 1 GB RAM chips for a Mac Book Pro, and then list 5 other sites where the same or equivalent chip is sold cheaper, this would be a great thing. As the information is already available to the public via the Internet, Apple would have no cause to sue anyone.
Coding is not my skill, so I leave it to whomever would do this. However, as a Mac user (at home), I have yet to pay Mac for a single upgrade because I know how to do a price comparison. This webpage would need to find a way to help the less-skilled who just assume that Apple is the best source for Mac upgrades such as RAM, HDD, etc.
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1. Apple already made premium profit on the hardware when the iPoop or iPhony was purchased by the slave, er, user.
2.Then Apple profitted by forcing users to buy the data - music, software, etc. - via Apple's online store, from which Apple profits.
3. Then users pay Apple to have a technician - who makes a low hourly wage - spend 15 minutes at most replacing the old battery with a newer one.
Now do the math:
$86 per customer
-$35 est. max. cost of new battery
$51 Subtotal per customer
4 Minimum customers per hour for replacement
$204 Subtotal per hour per technician
$-14 Labor cost (est. max.) per hour per technician
$190 Profit after labor and battery hardware costs
x 11 Hours of business outside of Sunday (most US locations)
$2,090 profit per day per technician
Of course, this assumes that a single technician only does this work for a complete shift. Multiply this by the number of technicians at a single location, and then multiply this by the number of locations, and it is plain to see that there is profit.
If you read the bill - as I have for the past 15 minutes - you wil learn that most of it is about "open source intelligence", which gets discussed as ways to gather info from publicly-available sources: websites, chat rooms, etc.
Open source software code is also included, but does not appear to be the main focus. Additionally, I would expect that for national security reasons, the govt. may slurp open source tools into their mix, but I would not expect them to share much. I do believe they may be exempt from most license issues due to national security regs and such, at least in some situations.
Lucas cannot write dialogue worth anything, which is why Natalie Portman was reduced to little more than a pretty face in the series. She did a great job in "The Professional" at such a young age. George has great overall ideas, but needs others to fill in the minute details. Hence, he employs excellent authors to write the stories which make up the books of the Star Wars mythos. The book for this movie was a good read. Karen Traviss is a good author, and I highly recommend her books if you get the free time to read. I am concerned, however, that Lucas will find a way to ruin the story with banal dialogue and by cutting out important parts fo the story. Plus, the book departs a bit from the known Star Wars mythos already established within Episodes II and III, but I cannot say how without ruining it for some.
This is part of the reason why many courts world wide regard email as privileged. Not just because it may contain communications between a person and their attorney or priest or doctor; email can reveal private information that only the person should be allowed to disclose. Of course, once someone sends an email to another, they no longer have an expectation of privacy with that individual. However, I should not have the right to read your private email without your consent. Work email is another matter. Work email is often the property of the company, and can often be read without notifying the account user. Of course, your local laws may vary on this point.
Find a local college with a computer program such as networking or forensics, etc. Ask the professors if they want some legacy equipment to test or use in class. I have taught computer forensics for some time and due to changes in technology, some of my students have no idea why some of the software tools work the way they do until they can see how legacy equipment works and then understand why established tools take into account many outdated technologies. Plus, if you can make a donation to the school of your old equipment, they may be able to give you a receipt so that you can take a tax deduction. Of course, you should check with a tax attorney or accountant to CYA. Otherwise, consider Craig's List or eBay.
Perhaps if someone cared enough, they could start an online marketing campaign to NOT buy upgrades from Apple without comparing prices first. I lack marketing skills for online campaigns, but, I know that if a website gets enough hits, it ranks better with Google and other engines, and that in turn might force Apple to pay attention. For example, if someone created a page where it would list Apple's current price for 1 GB RAM chips for a Mac Book Pro, and then list 5 other sites where the same or equivalent chip is sold cheaper, this would be a great thing. As the information is already available to the public via the Internet, Apple would have no cause to sue anyone. Coding is not my skill, so I leave it to whomever would do this. However, as a Mac user (at home), I have yet to pay Mac for a single upgrade because I know how to do a price comparison. This webpage would need to find a way to help the less-skilled who just assume that Apple is the best source for Mac upgrades such as RAM, HDD, etc.